Shamil Gaziev

Nzechukwu fought with his hands lowered against the heavy-handed Gaziev. Nzechukwu slipped Gaziev's first straight right but could not avoid the second. The second right hand twisted Nzechukwu's chin and sent him crashing to the canvas at 1:20 of round one.

Key moments

• Nzechukwu fought with his hands lowered against the heavy-handed Gaziev.
• Nzechukwu slipped Gaziev's first straight right hand.
• Nzechukwu could not avoid the second right hand, which twisted his chin and sent him crashing to the canvas.

Gaziev was knocked out by Brando Pericic in round two in Perth.

Key moments

• Pericic stopped Gaziev by second-round knockout.
• The finish came at 3:44 of round two.
• The bout earned Fight of the Night honors.

Gaziev lost by first-round knockout to short-notice replacement Waldo Cortes-Acosta in Qatar after Serghei Spivac withdrew from the scheduled bout.

Key moments

• The official method was KO by punch.
• The stoppage came at 1:22 of round one.
• Cortes-Acosta replaced Serghei Spivac on short notice.

Gaziev stopped Thomas Petersen in round one in Riyadh.

Key moments

• Gaziev stopped Petersen in the first round.
• The finish came at 3:12.
• The win was Gaziev's second straight after the Rozenstruik loss.

Gaziev suffered his first professional loss when his corner retired him after round four against Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

Key moments

• The official method was TKO by retirement.
• The fight ended after round four.
• The result was Gaziev's first pro defeat.